Paradox Interactive has announced the latest story pack for grand strategy Stellaris. Titled First Contact, it offers a set of new origins and mechanics that give players the chance to tell stories about their civilizations’ early encounters with visitors from the stars — ones that may not have come in peace!
“For countless ages, your people have looked to the stars with wonder – is there anybody else out there? When we meet, will they be friends or enemies? Will we be the ones to discover them, or are they already here, hiding in plain sight?”
It is these experiences that developers wanted to explore and focus on in the latest Story Pack, both from the point of view of the Pre-FTL civilizations as well as the observers. To that end, Observation has been revamped with new enhanced systems relating to civilization Awareness, Diplomacy, and Espionage.
The Story Pack offers two Challenging Origins, Payback and Broken Shackles, which revolve around the struggle against the oppressive Minamar Specialized Industries, while a third standard Origin, Fear of the Dark, examines the fine line between paranoia and prudence. All three feature heavy narrative focus.
Note: Stellaris – First Contact requires the base game in order to play.
